The behavioral neuroscience of adolescence
By: Linda Patia Spear
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9780393705423
Notes: "A Norton Professional book."--Prelim. p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Adolescence as a unique developmental stage; title: The genetics and evolution of adolescence; title: Sex differences, puberty, and the hormonal reawakening of adolescence; title: The brain, its development, and the neuroscience of adolescence; title: Development of cognitive skills; title: Risk-taking, impulsiveness, and the emergence of self-control; title: Social behavior and the emotions of adolescence; title: Alcohol and drug use and abuse; title: Adolescence and the emergence of psychological disorders; title: Adolescent vulnerabilities and opportunities.